We have a great selection of learning opportunities hosted by the Saddlebrooke Fine Arts Guild. Take a look below. All classes are held at the Arts and Crafts Building, Topaz Room unless otherwise noted.

**THESE CLASSES ARE OPEN TO ANYONE!**
Saddlebrooke residents and guests.

**PLEASE NOTE OUR REFUND POLICY FOR CLASSES

Full Refunds are given for the following reasons:

Special circumstances: Emergency surgery. Death of immediate family. Positive COVID/Exposure to COVID.
Full refund if notify registrar one week prior to beginning of class. No show – no refund.

No adjustments of class fees if unable to attend one or more of a class series.

**Note to class instructors**

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FALL 2022 Classes

Our Fall Class Schedule is packed with new and exciting offerings.

The Guild is excited to coordinate with both the Fiber Arts Club and Saddlebrooke Photography Club to offer classes in a broad range of art mediums.

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The Artist’s Way Book Study by Julia Cameron (facilitated by Deb Kress)

 Thursdays October 6th -December 1st 6PM

 Facilitator: Deb Kress

This book study is for anyone who is interested in finding their authentic artist.  We will learn to create more freely through your use of the tools this book provides.  We will go through a chapter a week and start by doing morning pages, reading and possibly doing one of the suggested tasks.  This is a non threatening group. Deb has facilitated this study two times before and one group continues to meet doing Sonia’s additional books. We will meet on Thursday evenings 6:00 in the Topaz (if participants agree) and discuss our discoveries of the week.  

Supplies

The Artist’s Way  – A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity by Julie Cameron

A journal for writing morning pages

Cost: $20 for Members $30 for Non-Members

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Beginning Oil Painting

Wednesdays 9-12
October 5, 12, & 26

Instructor: Becky Easton

Beginning Oil Painting Class is for brand new painters or for those who want inspiration to start painting again. There will be three classes from 9:00 to 12:00 on Oct. 5, 12 & 28 in the Topaz Room. It will be fun and stress free. I will introduce you to the basics of oil painting. We will talk about equipment, materials, composition, mixing colors, proper care of materials and equipment, and how to finish a painting. I will provide a demonstration and then we will paint together an 8 x 10 painting. If you have supplies, please bring them. I will provide materials for an additional $10 supply fee paid directly to the instructor. Please email me at mlranch@live.com prior to October 1 if you will be using my supplies.

Cost: $105 for Members $115 for Non-Members

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Beginning Drawing

Tuesdays 9-12
October 18, November 1, 8, 15, & 22 (skipping October 25)

Instructor: Laurie Brussel

This class, every Tuesday morning for 5weeks, is for individuals who have always been afraid to take their first drawing class and for more experienced artists who would like to build their confidence and deepen their artistic perceptions. Laurie will teach you how to shift from your usual analytical processing (left brain mode) to a more creative way of thinking and seeing (right brain mode).  For the first of class please bring  a 14 X 17 all purpose drawing pad (no newsprint please), HB or #2 pencil and a kneaded or plastic eraser.

Please note, the instructor for this class requires students to wear masks.

Cost: $175 for Members $185 for Non-Members

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Fabric Self-Portraits (hosted by the Fiber Arts Club)

Thursday October 13 9-4pm

Instructors: Varda Main and CarolAnn Small

Want to do a self-portrait in fabric but don’t sew?  No problem.  First, you’ll choose what kind of self-portrait you want.  Representational?  Caricature?  Whimsical?  Or maybe you don’t want to do a self-portrait but rather a portrait of someone special.  It is so amazing to see the portrait emerging from these pieces of fabric!  

Join CarolAnn Small and Varda Main of the Fabric Arts Club as they guide you through how to do this with fabric, iron-on fusible, and surface embellishments.  If you are a painter, you can add paint on fabric too. You’ll learn how to audition fabrics to choose just the right colors, patterns, and textures. Different ways to mount and hang your portrait will be discussed.  Stretched canvas for mounting will be available.

All materials and tools will be provided as part of your class kit.  You will need to bring an 8½” x 11”, black and white, print-out of a photograph of yourself or the person whose portrait you’ll be making. 

We will take a lunch break from 12-1

For more information contact Varda Main, President, Fiber Arts Club, vardamain@live.com

Class Fee:  $65 for Fiber Arts Club Members, $75 for SBFAG members, $85 for non-members

Student Kit Fee:  $20 This should be paid directly to the Instructors on the day of class.

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Scratchboard 1

Tuesday October 25, 9-12

Instructor: Robbie Summers

Using special scratchboard paper and a scratcher, you will create  a beautiful black and white picture. No drawing experience necessary.  For even more fun, add a little color.

Cost:  $35 members $45 non-members

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Watercolor Batik

Thursday October 27 9-4pm

Instructor: Karen Brungardt

Learn how to combine watercolor and wax into a fantastic painting…and know that you can’t go wrong with doing this!  Using rice paper, you’ll be provided a drawing of the subject to use and step-by-step instructions on how to produce your own batik watercolor and have a great painting at the end of class while having a lot of fun doing this special technique

Cost: $75 for Members $85 for Non-Members
Plus $10 Supply Fee if using Instructor’s supplies. Paid directly to the instructor on the day of class.

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Scratchboard 2

Wednesday November 2, 9-3pm

Instructor: Robbie Summers

Create a  black and white drawing using special paper and scratchers of your favorite scene from your photographs or mine.  No drawing skills required.

Cost: $75 members $85 non-members

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Painting a Fun and Loose Rose in Watercolor

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Thursday November 3, 1-4pm

Instructor: Karen Brungardt

There are many ways to paint a rose in watercolor. In this class, we’ll focus on learning to paint a rose in a loose style but still coming out (almost) smelling like a rose using colors of your choice, such as pink, red and yellow. We’ll combine watery areas with more detailed areas for lots of interest in the painting. No drawing skills needed for this class.

Cost: $40 for Members $50 for Non-Members
Plus $10 Supply Fee if using Instructor’s supplies. Paid directly to the instructor on the day of class.

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Pin Weaving (hosted by the Fiber Arts Club)

Thursday November 10 9-1pm

Instructors: Varda Main and Rhonda Kuntz

Want to try Fiber Arts but don’t want to or don’t know how to use a sewing machine?  Join Rhonda and Varda from the Fiber Arts Club and learn to make a pin weaving.  

Using foam board, straight pins, a long needle and a variety of threads, yarns, ribbons, and trims, you’ll quickly create a one-of-a-kind pin weaving.  You’ll learn different ways to finish the sides of your pin weaving and to mount and hang it.  You could also use it as a coaster, placemat, or table runner.  This is so much fun and so easy, that you’ll find yourself wanting to make many pin weavings.  

All materials and tools will be provided as part of your class kit.  Bring a snack to munch on as class runs until 1 pm.

For more information contact Varda Main, President, Fiber Arts Club, vardamain@live.com

Class Fee:  $35 for Fiber Arts Club Members, $45 for SBFAG members, $55 for non-members

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Beginning Pastels

Wednesday November 16, 1-4pm

Instructor: Delys Nast

Pastel gives a beautiful soft texture to any canvas/paper with a myriad of colors available through blending and creative techniques. From artists like Degas to Toulouse-Lautrec and even Picasso this medium has enjoyed a long history. In this class we will explore some of the options and techniques in pastel used for creating landscapes, portraits and abstracts. 

If you previously took the Art sampler class, this will take the exploration of using pastels in art further and give you more detail and experience with pastels. Materials will be provided.

Costs: $40 for members, $50 for non-members.

$10 for material fees paid directly to instructor upon arrival to the class.

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Painting a Wild and Colorful Rooster in Watercolor

Thursday November 17, 1-4pm

Instructor: Karen Brungardt

Just as there are many types & colors of roosters, there are many ways to depict the subject in a painting. In this class, we’ll focus on the shape of the rooster, using fun colors and designs to make him a fancy fellow indeed. No drawing skills needed for this class.

Cost: $40 for Members $50 for Non-Members
Plus $10 Supply Fee if using Instructor’s supplies. Paid directly to the instructor on the day of class.

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No Worries Desert Landscape

Wednesday December 7, 9-12

Instructor: Robbie Summers

Using photographs (yours or mine), of the Sonoran desert, you will create a lively watercolor painting with enough color to make you smile. This class will benefit both beginners and more advanced artists.

Cost: $35 members $45 non- members

Plus $5 supply fee, paid directly to the instructor on the day of class.

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Watercolor Skies

Thursday December 8, 1-4pm

Instructor: Karen Brungardt

This class will teach you various ways of painting a sky in watercolor, from simplicity to complex.  Come prepared to try your hand at several different approaches to painting the sky!

Cost: $40 for Members $50 for Non-Members
Plus $10 Supply Fee if using Instructor’s supplies. Paid directly to the instructor on the day of class.

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Working with Charcoal

Tuesdays November 29-December 20 9-12pm

Instructors: Laurie Brussel

Charcoal is one of the oldest mediums known for its wonderful contrasts of lights and darks.  In this 4 week class, Laurie will teach you how to use the medium properly to create a wonderful, dynamic drawing.  

Please bring with you to class the following supplies:  an 18” x 24” (white paper) charcoal or pastel pad, plastic or towel to cover the table, a kneaded eraser, soft rag, vine and compressed charcoal, “workable fixative”. 

Please note, the instructor for this class requires students to wear masks.

Cost: $140 for Members $150 for Non-Members

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Ongoing Opportunities

Pastel Mentoring Sessions

Third Tuesdays 1-4pm

Facilitator: Delys Nast

Pastel Art Mentoring Sessions will take the exploration of using pastels in art further and give you more detail and experience with pastels. The monthly workshop will have a planned project, critique session and discussion for future workshop content. Some materials will be provided, but attendees are encouraged to bring their own paper, pastels and tools.

Sessions are the 3rd Tuesday of the month from 1-4 p.m.

Cost: $10 for Members $20 for Non-Members.  Please pay Delys when you arrive for the Mentoring Session, checks made payable to Delys Nast.

No Registration is necessary

Outreach Events

ART SAMPLER CLASS

The next event will be Wednesday November 9, 2022. Go to the Guild Outreach page for more details and registration forms.

Art and Wine Event

The next event will be Wednesday October 26, 2022. Go to the Guild Outreach page for more details and registration forms.